N. Korea: Kim Jong-il's Distant Relative Tried to Kill Him With Chinese Blessing

Shin-Dong-A (S. Korean Monthly) ^ | Oct, 2004 | Um Sang-hyun

[SevenofNine]

So he is like second cousin I THINK that bad

GOOD GOING assassion you couldn't whack Little Kim properly LOL!

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #15

That is what they would do. A carbon copy of current Chinese regime.

S. Korea is not helping herself by keeping thumbing nose on America, while sucking up to China. She ends up having no card to play against China this way.

Pinko froggie whose only talent is to drive wedge among people to achieve his political gain is now running S. Korea. When it comes to geopolitics, he is a certified imbecile.

[Ptarmigan]

I don't like South Korea's policy towards North Korea. I do not like the current president of South Korea either. Are you Korean?

[DoctorMichael]

Thanks!!!!!!!

Especially the possible explanations and ramifications in #5, 10, 11 & 22.

Bttt

[DoctorMichael]

......There has to be a worse regime out there that they can look better in comparison and so they can contiune to extort the west with promises their of "influence" on the worse rogue regime.......

How positively Machiavellingly true! Machinations within machinations.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #14

We may be able to keep China from swallowing the whole N. Korea.

[Polybius]

Kim Jong-il's Distant Relative Tried to Kill Him With Chinese Blessing

That is absolutely terrible.

I would urge Kim Jong-il to boast that he can engulf Beijing in a "Nuclear Sea of Fire".

[Polybius]

I like to see North Korea go, but I can't trust China either. They might install another Communist government if they invade North Korea.

Of course they will. But, at least, it will be a non-nuclear Communist government that is not run by a nut job.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #27

No, N. Korea can't. It cannot even loudly complain about assassination attempt. If you want to deal with N. Korea, you have to have a triple-extra big stick. Nothing smaller would work.

[vollmond]

I thought his uncle was behind it. Uncle Sam.

[Polybius]

That is absolutely terrible. I would urge Kim Jong-il to boast that he can engulf Beijing in a "Nuclear Sea of Fire".

Re #27........... No, N. Korea can't. It cannot even loudly complain about assassination attempt.

I never said that North Korean can engulf Beijing in a Nuclear Sea of Fire.

I simply urged Kim Jong-il to loadly boast that he will actually do so. ;-)

[TigerLikesRooster]

RE #31

Yes, I know.:)

[FierceDraka]

I'm so ronery.

[Classicaliberalconservative]

How do you kill someone with a Chinese blessing?

Chinese Blessing/Curse: May you live in interesting times

[hoosierham]

Those shaolin monks ala David Carradine were deadly...

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. Interesting developments.

Thanks so much for the ping, Ruth.

[Khurkris]

"How do you kill someone with a Chinese blessing?"

Harmony and not-rocking-the boat are valued traits in Chinese culture. Go-along to get-along type stuff.

A typical Chinese curse/blessing would be - "May you live in interesting times/have an interesting life".

The key here is the use of 'interesting' - its is a rough translation equivalent to ' non-harmonious, troblesome, turmoil - that sort of condition.

Subtle, but its a sly way of blessing and cursing someone while sweetly smiling at them with gritted teeth.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #38

Which is probably what Hu Jintao did to Kim Jong-il.

[Khurkris]

So it sounds. I do not look for his regime to be a long one filled with happiness.

The intrigue begins.